No one expected Sarah to promote. CAME Sarah's __________ everybody.
PROMOTION CAME AS A SURPRISE TO/PROMOTION CAME AS A SHOCK TO
The deaths of almost sixty people were caused by the tornado. RESULTED The tornado ____________ almost sixty people.
RESULTED IN THE DEATHS OF
" I wish I'd had the chance to visit Dublin", Peter said. NOT Peter regretted _______ the chance to visit Dublin.
NOT HAVING HAD/THAT HE HAD NOT HAD
Repairing that old car is pointless in my opinion. POINT I can __________ that old car being repaired.
SEE NO POINT IN
She doesn't like the look of this pizza. APPEAL This pizza _______ at all.
DOES NOT APPEAL TO HER/DOESN'T APPEAL TO HER
George has finally accepted that his marriage is over. TERMS George has ________ that his marriage is ove
COME TO TERMS WITH THE FACT THAT
I didn't realise what she would suffer in the first place. DID Little _________ would suffer in the first place.
Little did he know
What explanation can you offer for this rapid rise in crime? ACCOUNT How __________ that crime has rapidly rose?
CAN YOU ACCOUNT FOR THE FACT/DO YOU ACCOUNT FOR THE FACT
If it rains, they will hold the wedding reception indoors. EVENT The wedding reception will take ________ rain.
PLACE INDOORS IN THE EVENT OF
This manual is too difficult for me. CONCERNED As __________, this manual is too difficult for me.
As far as I am concerned
Sally gets on well with her father-in-law. TERMS Sally is _________ her father-in-law.
ON GOOD TERMS WITH/ON SPEAKING TERMS WITH
For all his faults, she agreed to marry him. HAS However ____________, she agreed to marry him.
MANY FAULTS HE HAS/MANY FAULTS HE HAS GOT
People usually find their first experience of bungee jumping rather sickening. COMMON It ___________ find their first experience of bangee jumping rather sickening.
IS COMMON FOR PEOPLE TO
I was surprised to find out that Martin hadn't married Jane. SURPRISE It __________ me that Martin hadn't married Jane.
CAME AS A SURPRISE TO
4) The children did not return from the excursion until midnight. BEFORE It was ___________- back from the excursion.
MIDNIGHT BEFORE THE CHILDREN GOT(CAME, ARRIVED)
Susan couldn't get to the date because of the heavy rain. PREVENTED The heavy rain _________ getting to the date.
PREVENTED SUSAN FROM
The service at the hotel wasn't as good as I expected. COME The service at the hotel __________ my expectations.
DIDN'T COME UP TO/DID NOT COME UP TO
She has taken it upon herself to take care of her mother. COMMITTED She has ___________ care of her mother.
COMMITTED HERSELF TO TAKING
It looks as if he's forgotten about the meeting again. TO He seems –––––––––– about the meeting again.
TO HAVE FORGOTTEN
If I were you, I would throw the old shirt away. DISPOSE If I were in your___________ the old shirt.
SHOES (PLACE) I WOULD DISPOSE OF/SHOES(PLACE) I'D DISPOSE OF
Did the hockey team play any better last year? IN Was there any __________ team played last year?
IMPROVEMENT IN THE WAY THE HOCKEY
The pupils are living temporarily in a hotel. BEING For ______________, the pupils are living in a hotel.
THE TIME BEING
She didn't stay long at the concert as it was extremely noisy. SO If ____________ noise, she could have stayed longer at the concert.
THERE HAD NOT BEEN SO MUCH/THERE HADN'T BEEN SO MUCH
Were Ann not so beautiful a girl, John wouldn't be marrying her. BEAUTY But __________, John wouldn't be marrying her.
FOR ANN'S BEAUTY
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